tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Republic of GileadAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5969125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-76843769799413182602018-05-06T10:18:11.331-04:002018-05-06T10:18:11.331-04:00Hello Ahab,
I like your blog name, just read The ...Hello Ahab,<br /><br />I like your blog name, just read The Handmaid's Tale for the first time last year. I believe the "c"hurches will start pushing polygamy, and the women will have to follow or no salvation for them. I believe that all this gender role stuff is to break down their resistance to it. Breed them and break them is the Mormon fundies motto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-90189567355784070842018-03-05T23:50:08.269-05:002018-03-05T23:50:08.269-05:00They should not teach Deuteronomy as a prime chapt...They should not teach Deuteronomy as a prime chapter to kids, but not for the reasons you say. That chapter records a lot of old laws that have been twisted, misunderstood and meant to be very temporary historically in any case. Sick idiots like Swanson, Phillips and Botkin abuse those historical records and try to apply them as rules today.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905272108326085380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-27737945262049976522017-11-12T13:43:15.873-05:002017-11-12T13:43:15.873-05:00Shaw -- Thanks. All is well. I'm just really b...Shaw -- Thanks. All is well. I'm just really busy at the moment.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-77904608428555642892017-11-12T13:42:59.469-05:002017-11-12T13:42:59.469-05:00Jono -- Thanks! I'm doing well.Jono -- Thanks! I'm doing well. Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-86505282475401747042017-11-12T13:42:44.535-05:002017-11-12T13:42:44.535-05:00Agi Tater -- I'm doing okay, but I'm very ...Agi Tater -- I'm doing okay, but I'm very busy. Thanks for checking in.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-52585398773166368552017-11-12T13:42:18.719-05:002017-11-12T13:42:18.719-05:00Paul -- No worries! I haven't gone into hiding...Paul -- No worries! I haven't gone into hiding. I'm just a little harried right now with meatspace responsibilities. Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-11207804048679031322017-11-12T13:40:34.919-05:002017-11-12T13:40:34.919-05:00Shaw -- Don't be worried. I'm fine, just e...Shaw -- Don't be worried. I'm fine, just extremely busy right now.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-53217642588875226722017-11-11T18:58:02.642-05:002017-11-11T18:58:02.642-05:00I keep checking in here. Now I'm worried.I keep checking in here. Now I'm worried.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-44767511879433652272017-10-29T14:42:15.015-04:002017-10-29T14:42:15.015-04:00Yo, boss. I'm a little worried you've gone...Yo, boss. I'm a little worried you've gone into hiding because you've got possession of the trumpian Pee Tape and that you're dodging the Russian mob these last five months.<br /><br />Look, if you're in trouble - or need a YouTube channel to upload that video to - just cough three times, discreetely, okay?Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-52615920480646145602017-10-16T17:40:30.138-04:002017-10-16T17:40:30.138-04:00Hello, Ahab. Just wanted to say Hi! to my online ...Hello, Ahab. Just wanted to say Hi! to my online friend and I hope you're doing well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-2399272809688815072017-09-03T11:31:58.450-04:002017-09-03T11:31:58.450-04:00Still checking in to see if you're back online...Still checking in to see if you're back online. Hope all's well.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-31225603051019400672017-08-09T15:59:30.347-04:002017-08-09T15:59:30.347-04:00Still keeping an eye out for you.Still keeping an eye out for you.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-50671386958472721802017-06-15T15:07:18.339-04:002017-06-15T15:07:18.339-04:00I feel sorry for the friends and families of these...I feel sorry for the friends and families of these, "God minded". Who do you think that they can turn to,to live just a happy life with no shade stepping, but coming fully out into the light and warmth of compassion, of understanding. Like bread to a starving man. Way too much hate in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-17294332225239462952017-06-11T22:20:07.993-04:002017-06-11T22:20:07.993-04:00Infidel -- Everything's fine. I'm just REA...Infidel -- Everything's fine. I'm just REALLY swamped right now. Thanks for checking in!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-81441015337707495772017-05-31T18:08:34.421-04:002017-05-31T18:08:34.421-04:00Dang, Ahab, it's been two months now that you&...Dang, Ahab, it's been two months now that you've been away. I hope things are OK.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-25566332502695729842017-04-26T11:59:16.448-04:002017-04-26T11:59:16.448-04:00I heard a podcast about the leaked Mormon document...I heard a podcast about the leaked Mormon documents. We all knew it was happening- how heavily the leaders were involved, but of course they denied it. Now its out in the open. When will they loose their tax exempt status?? <br /><br />And now with Mr. Trump- we could loose the Johnson Amendment. =( But I haven't heard anything about that in awhile...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224987243792978016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-61385577335398573562017-04-26T09:25:36.920-04:002017-04-26T09:25:36.920-04:00Hi. I haven't been here in a while. That anti-...Hi. I haven't been here in a while. That anti-transgender bus was doomed, and I don't know why they bothered to come to Boston. Perhaps they haven't learned how tolerant this city is and how it's led by our terrific Mayor Walsh:<br /><br /><b>Speaking while the transgender flag was raised over over City Hall, Boston's mayor Marty Walsh said: "We are listening to our transgender community by making the city more inclusive.<br /><br />"Its important for us to every now and then send a message, to let people know we will not be intimidated by discrimination or harassment.<br /><br />"When you deny the experience of transgender individuals, you are denying the experience of basic human civil rights - in Boston and Massachusetts we are better than that.</b><br /><br />Yes, in Boston we are.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-30868907041395721022017-04-01T21:22:32.774-04:002017-04-01T21:22:32.774-04:00This is the first I've heard about documents p...This is the first I've heard about documents proving the Mormon Church's direct involvement in leading the anti-gay charge during Prop 8. Not that I had any doubt that it should lose its tax-exempt status in any event but ... this should really clinch the deal. ... "Should" being the operative word there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-59316109504804275122017-03-30T20:32:25.580-04:002017-03-30T20:32:25.580-04:00Infidel -- On one hand, technology would give thes...Infidel -- On one hand, technology would give these children access to information and alternative viewpoints, which would increase the likelihood that they would defect from their natal faith. Look at how it helped Megan Phelps-Roper.<br /><br />On the other hand, people in the Quiverfull/Christian Patriarchy subculture have access to technology, but escaping that world remains challenging.<br /><br />I hope, for the sake of the generations to come, that evangelicals resist these calls to mimic the Amish (and the Quiverfull folks).Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-31768050343347692952017-03-28T08:26:37.923-04:002017-03-28T08:26:37.923-04:00They can't stem the flow of young people decon...They can't stem the flow of young people deconverting and becoming secular unless they achieve the same degree of insulation from outside influences as the Amish have, which means giving up modern technology. Not very plausible. As long as the influences of "the world" have some access, the dreary and half-baked fundamentalist culture can't compete in the long run.<br /><br />The kinds of values and attitudes he's talking about to support religion already exist, more or less, in some Islamic countries, yet those places are still undergoing social change and upheaval as younger people reject frustrating traditional taboos and restrictions.<br /><br />If anything, if the Baptists start hectoring their members to have ridiculously large numbers of kids they don't want and can't afford, it will just drive even more young people away.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-31972360769084538972017-03-27T20:55:32.363-04:002017-03-27T20:55:32.363-04:00Infidel -- We don't have to respect bigotry, c...Infidel -- We don't have to respect bigotry, callousness, and misinformation. And we won't.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-82826815182713361182017-03-27T20:53:30.777-04:002017-03-27T20:53:30.777-04:00Jono -- Nowadays, most ignorance is willful. Sadly...Jono -- Nowadays, most ignorance is willful. Sadly, it's also the freely chosen comfort zone of a LOT of people.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-47958412919168961892017-03-27T17:43:23.764-04:002017-03-27T17:43:23.764-04:00For most of today's Trumpanzees and fundies, i...For most of today's Trumpanzees and fundies, ignorance has gone beyond being a choice. It is their philosophy of life.<br /><br />Form the third and fourth links we learn that rape and incest can be God's will, but consenting-adult lesbianism is always an evil. Glad they got that one figured out. And we keep hearing that we're supposed to "respect" these people's beliefs?Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-17961694447902766832017-03-26T16:47:01.715-04:002017-03-26T16:47:01.715-04:00I can deal with stupidity, but ignorance is a choi...I can deal with stupidity, but ignorance is a choice. It's a bad choice.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-40154612636762204032017-03-23T21:40:37.575-04:002017-03-23T21:40:37.575-04:00Jono -- Fundamentalists do love their fairy tales,...Jono -- Fundamentalists do love their fairy tales, don't they? The problem is, they want the rest of us to believe them too.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com